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Balrownie

Distribution of Balrownie Soil Association [1] DERIVATION:

Old Red Sandstone rocks, principally sandstone with some erratics of Dalradian schist

TYPES OF PARENT MATERIALS MAPPED:

  • Glacial till, generally water-modified
  • Glacial drift, generally water-modified or onto rock
  • Shattered rock in situ
  • Deeply weathered rock

COLOUR:

Distinctive reddish brown colour within subsoil

TEXTURE:

Sandy loam water-modified material within the upper 60cms overlying sandy silt loam or clay loam at greater depth. Slightly to moderate stony.

DOMINANT LAND USE:

Arable, some forestry and limited recreation.

LANDFORMS

Undulating lowland and foothills with gentle or moderate slopes, all landforms generally free from rock outcrop.

SOIL CHEMISTRY:

Moderately acidic with low or medium percentage base saturation in subsoil but high in fine-textured parent material. Low total phosphorus in subsoil.

SOIL PHYSICAL PROPERTIES:

  • 35-60cm depending on thickness of water-modified material or presence of rock.
  • Till compact at depth and lacks structure.
SERIES NAME SOIL TYPE DRAINAGE PARENT MATERIAL
Aldbar Podzol and humus iron podzol Free Till
Balrownie [2] Brown forest soil with gleying Imperfect Till often water-modified
Balrowskel Skeletal soi Variable Very shallow drift
Buchanyhill Brown forest soil Free Deeply weathered rock and till onto rock
Dunblane Brown forest soil [3] Free Till
Findowrie Peaty gley (SW) [4] Very poor Till often water-modified
Hayston Humus iron podzol [5] Free Weathering sandstone
Kippendavie Brown forest soil [3] with gleying Imperfect Till
Liff Brown forest soil [3] with gleying Imperfect Colluvium
Lour Noncalcareous gley [6] Poor Till often water-modified
Muirhead Podzol [7] and humus iron podzol [5] Imperfect Till
Reedie Brown forest soil [3] Free Till often water-modified
Sheriffmuir Peaty gley (SW) [4] Poor and very poor Till
Shindour Peaty podzol [8] Free Till
Tullibardine Peaty podzol [8] Imperfect Till

 

Related Staff

Related staff 

Allan Lilly [9]
Related Content

Related content 

Introduction to Exploring Scotland [10]
Soils – Introduction [11]
Soil Parent Material [12]

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Links:
[1] https://www.hutton.ac.uk/sites/default/files/images/explorescotland/es-soil-association-balrownie.jpg
[2] https://www.hutton.ac.uk/learning/exploringscotland/soils/series/balrownie
[3] https://www.hutton.ac.uk/learning/exploringscotland/soils/brownforestsoils
[4] https://www.hutton.ac.uk/learning/exploringscotland/soils/peatygleys
[5] https://www.hutton.ac.uk/learning/exploringscotland/soils/humusironpodzols
[6] https://www.hutton.ac.uk/learning/exploringscotland/soils/noncalcareousgleys
[7] https://www.hutton.ac.uk/learning/exploringscotland/soils/podzols
[8] https://www.hutton.ac.uk/learning/exploringscotland/soils/peatypodzols
[9] https://www.hutton.ac.uk/staff/allan-lilly
[10] https://www.hutton.ac.uk/learning/exploringscotland/introduction
[11] https://www.hutton.ac.uk/learning/exploringscotland/soils
[12] https://www.hutton.ac.uk/learning/exploringscotland/soils/parentmaterial